The Week In Review
Fri 9th April to Thu 15th April

Non-Home Office forces lobby to be included in covenant
15/04/21 - The three non-Home Office forces are lobbying the government so that their inclusion in the Police Covenant is enshrined in law. Nigel Goodband, chair of the British Transport Police (BTP) Federation, has criticised the government for overlooking BTP officers in the Police Covenant. Part of that new Bill covers the proposed Police Cov

PC vows to continue after horrific attack leads to 20-month jail term
15/04/21 - A dog handler has told a court of his determination to carry on despite a horrific attack that left him with facial injuries – and the 20-month sentence for the offender. PC Dan Lumley of South Yorkshire Police revealed he questioned whether he wanted to carry on as an officer after he was attacked by a thug who is set to be jailed fo

Five jailed for 'brutal, sustained' assault on off duty officer
14/04/21 - Men targeted officer and stole his warrant card, watch and other valuables. Five men have been sentenced to between four and six years for a serious assault on an off duty Met officer and robbery of his warrant card, watch, bank cards and driving licence. During the sustained assault on the victim other people who tried to intervene
- 14/04/21 - Undercover policing inquiry could cost £100 million Peers told
- 15/04/21 - Ministers challenge domestic abuse cases being subject to MAPPA
- 15/04/21 - Government hires private contractor for overseas quarantine visits
- 14/04/21 - NPAS defends £10m fixed-wing aircraft procurement
- 12/04/21 - Devon and Cornwall officers dismissed for speeding in seized car
- 12/04/21 - DNA breakthrough finds killer 37 years on
- 13/04/21 - Drone unit and covert surveillance used to target OCGs in prison
- 13/04/21 - New officer receives relative's 100-year-old collar number
- 14/04/21 - Female PCC candidates set new election record
- 13/04/21 - NCA starts fourth organised crime partnership with Merseyside
- 13/04/21 - Legal system rallies against virtual hearings despite record backlog
- 14/04/21 - Brandon Lewis warns of no quick fixes for NI tensions
- 12/04/21 - Met officers join mass at Easter shutdown Church
- 16/04/21 - Devon and Cornwall plans biggest-ever operation for G7 summit
- 13/04/21 - More than half of PCCs set to be new
- 16/04/21 - South Yorkshire appoints new Deputy Chief Constable
Features

Public scrutiny: Northamptonshire's new approach to comms
"I do not ever want to hide from the public" How weekly live question and answer sessions headed up by Northants CC Nick Adderley has ushered in a new approach to comms. At the start of lockdown in March 2020 the Northants Police Corporate Communications team came up with the idea which saw office
Comment

Facial Recognition Technology: a force for good
Real life cases of LFR finding missing children and identifying sex offenders are being lost in a narrative centred on privacy and data protection says former surveillance camera commissioner Tony Porter. In recent months, there have been a number of reports of UK police forces leveraging Fac
- Comment: The Lord, the Policing College and the front line
- Comment: where next for policing and technology?